• RDFLib vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 16:10:08
    rdflib vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    Summary

    RDFLib could be made to made to execute arbitrary code if it were
    running in a directory with a specially crafted file.

    Software Description

    * rdflib - Pure Python package for working with RDF

    Details

    Gabriel Corona discovered that RDFLib did not properly load
    modules on the command-line. An attacker could possibly use this
    issue to cause RDFLib to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-7653)

    Update instructions

    The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
    following package versions:

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    python-rdflib - 4.1.2-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
    python-rdflib-tools - 4.1.2-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
    python3-rdflib - 4.1.2-3+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    After a standard system update you need to restart any
    applications that make use of RDFLib to make all the necessary
    changes.

    References

    * CVE-2019-7653

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